Welcome to the Inn at Monticello

Our bed and breakfast in Charlottesville, Virginia, carries on a tradition of gracious hospitality on 5 wooded acres, with mature trees shading the property, and a pristine creek running through the stately grounds.

The inn has five guestrooms, all with private baths, and a separate cottage that is often available for guests. Several rooms have fireplaces or private porches. All are decorated with antique or reproduction furniture from the colonial or Victorian eras. In the fall and winter, our living room is a popular spot for guests to enjoy a glass of wine by the hearth of our wood-burning fireplace. In the spring and summer, the front porch and lawn are great places to watch the birds, bunnies, woodchucks and deer.

Breakfast at the Inn at Monticello brings fine food together with great company. We serve a full gourmet breakfast each morning, with guests seated like family around the dining table. We offer beverages in the afternoon, and our famous cookies and other sweets in the evening.

Guests can relax and enjoy the peace and quiet of our award-winning Charlottesville, VA bed and breakfast inn, but most choose to take advantage of our convenient location to explore some of the natural and historic sites located nearby. We are situated just five minutes from Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, and Highland, the home of James Monroe; and less than 10 minutes’ drive from historic downtown Charlottesville’s pedestrian mall, and the University of Virginia. The beautiful Piedmont Plateau of Charlottesville extends to the Blue Ridge Mountains, with more than 30 Virginia wineries and several breweries within 30 minutes’ drive. Notably Jefferson Vineyards, just a mile past Monticello, is where our nation’s third president, the “Father of American Wine,” first tried his hand at viniculture in 1773.

The Inn at Monticello is also located in the midst of a thriving performing and culinary arts community. The Paramount Theater, Jefferson Theater and the Charlottesville Pavilion, located on the downtown pedestrian mall, and the John Paul Jones Arena, located on the grounds of the University of Virginia, offer headliner entertainment throughout the year. There are more than 50 great restaurants located with a 10-minute drive of the Inn, offering traditional and internationally-inspired foods.

For your comfort and convenience, the Inn at Monticello is smoke-free, centrally heated and air-conditioned, and we offer secure wireless high-speed Internet connection.

Throughout the mid-Atlantic, we are known for our gracious hospitality and service. As Thomas Jefferson said in 1816, “You know our practice of placing our guests at their ease.”

Note from the Innkeeper:

Welcome Early Spring!

It’s about 7:20 on the morning of February 2, 2019, and several thousand people have gathered in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to hear whether Phil, the resident celebrity-groundhog and spring weather forecaster, will predict 6 more weeks of winter, or an early spring.

The betting in Las Vegas has been brisk. The odds that morning are 1-3 that Phil sees his shadow (meaning 6 more weeks of winter), and 11-5 that Phil does not see his shadow (meaning an early spring).

The crowd grows restless, and starts chanting “we want Phil, we want Phil!” The Media is there too, anxious to hear the prediction. Like the Vegas oddsmakers, the reporters are expecting to hear that Phil saw his shadow, and didn’t run back into his hole. In the last 133 years, the groundhog has only seen his shadow on 19 occasions.

At about 7:30, several men wearing top hats and tuxedoes step up on the stage. They’re members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, the sponsor of the event. One is holding Phil, who remains cool — he already knows what’s about to happen.

The crowd becomes quiet. One of the men adjusts the microphone, clears his throat, pauses for a few seconds, and then announces, “He didn’t see his shadow!”

The crowd, despite being numbed by the 10-degree weather, erupts in cheers. The journalists quickly start calling in their stories.

It’s official — spring will be arriving sooner than later. Hurrah!

A month later, here in Charlottesville, the groundhogs living in the Inn at Monticello’s lawn are still hunkered down from the winter. We haven’t seen them. But signs of a slightly-early spring are everywhere: the crocuses are in bloom, the daffodils are up and about to open. Despite a half-inch of snow on Friday, March 8th, the days since have been mostly sunny, with temperatures soaring into the 70’s. The wrens and finches are starting to build their nests.

Please come and visit with us and enjoy our beautiful inn and grounds in early spring. There is much to do and see, both in and outdoors. See you soon!

Carolyn and Bob

“This getaway was a gift from our children and we couldn’t have loved it more . . . Thank you for a warm and lovely experience.”
— Sue and Steve